Being a part of a growing street movement, doesn’t necessarily mean Hip Hop success these days… But there’s an undeniable tenet that strength often arrives in numbers and strength can come from being an individual as well… For Bugzie The Don, his affiliation with the Coke Boys, stems from a couple of things: his respect [...]

Bobby Reed, known as Bugsy Streetz aka Bdot is based out of Boston Massachusetts, his mission is to bring back the party in Hip Hop. The unfortunate side of life does come with tragedy, it is sad to say that many people living in Boston had to endure the ongoing and terrorizing violence that touched [...]

Being brothers is something that can lead to the understanding of true love and loyalty… There are times when you’ll forget about your own personal safety in an effort to make sure your brother gets home and not to the hospital… In brotherhood, biology doesn’t matter, the only thing that matters is that you have [...]

Picture this. It’s a warm Saturday night in downtown Atlanta. You’re tired of people stepping on your shoes at Compound or standing up for hours in your heels to be overlooked by “Mr. Right” yet again. Not to mention, you just don’t want to spend that much money for watered down drinks and overplayed music. [...]

THE DICTIONARY DEFINES REAL AS ACTUAL, GENUINE. SHE IS JUST THAT. ALSO KNOW AS SHORTY REAL, SHE IS MORE THAN YOUR AVERAGE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST. THE TERM HIP-HOP ACTIVIST IS A FITTING DESCRIPTION. A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE ZULU NATION AND 5% NATION WIZ HAS BLESSED THE STAGE WITH BRAND NUBIAN, FORCE MD’S, MR.CHEEKS, RAH [...]

Nazo Bravo stems from an Immigrant blue-collar household. Born in Hollywood, California and raised on the values of education that was brought forth by his strong Armenian Heritage. Unlike most stories of people in search of fortune and fame, Nazo was not steered or pressured into the direction of pursuing what many spend a lifetime [...]

When you have vision, it’s often hard for anybody to tell you that something you do isn’t what you are meant to do… In life it seems like you have to pay attention to coincidence and the little things that don’t mean much – like that chance encounter with an intern from USC who says [...]

Production has long been the backbone to creating music and potential hits, it’s the meshing of sound and word in a way that often is unpredictable… The beat is the marriage between verbal intercourse and an unforgettable 16 bars… Ask most artists and they’ll tell you that it’s within the first minute of hearing the [...]

The Milky Way is perhaps the most dynamic and misunderstood portion of our universe… To truly grasp its immense presence, one would have to open their mind to the unchartered portals of the brain… You see the Milky Way is one of the most ill-defined examples of the solar system, its depth, mileage, and whether [...]

As we all know there are many names and faces that started the Hip Hop movement. Back in the late 1970’s the place was none other than the Bronx, New York, truly the birthplace of rap. Many have come and gone but so few have been forgotten. One person in particular that stands out is [...]

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart started his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout the New England area, and he got his first real break in 2001 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared. The series only lasted one season, but [...]

Before sitting down with Neyah and her manager Big Tray, the three of us had a very long conversation about poetry and other types of writing, along with singing Neyah also writes her own songs. This young lady has a lot going on and even more to contribute to the music Industry. That is why [...]

CTCDesigns was founded and created in 2001 by Michael Porter to provide a unique design in all that we create for men, women and children. What set us apart from everyone else is our vision for fashion, affordable prices, high quality material and our commitment to you. In our mission we looked at many facets [...]